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Introduction To Neeruganti And The Role They Play In The Community.

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Neeruganti Venkatappa, now 70 years old, is one of an ancestral line of tank managers called Neeruganti, who preside over the ancient human-made lakes of Karnataka. This 400 year-old lake, Doddammanakere, is one of over 4,500 built during the Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1646), forming a cascading system with a recorded history of over a thousand years. Speaking from the knowledge preserved by centuries of Neeruganti, Venkatappa shares their history. … Continue readingIntroduction To Neeruganti And The Role They Play In The Community.

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How Gram Sabha Are Putting Power Back In The Hands Of The Communities, One Issue At a Time

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The trees of Saranda Forests in Jharkhand are no longer felled unsupervised. The people of the village judicially use the forest resources, such as firewood, fruits, and medicinal herbs. The forest is now protected from unprecedented exploitation … Continue readingHow Gram Sabha Are Putting Power Back In The Hands Of The Communities, One Issue At a Time

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30 Inches From a Loan

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Prasad belongs to the Ezhava community, which is classified as OBC, a community, who were warriors during the time of the Zamorins and trained in martial arts (Kalaripayattu). Their roots are traced to Sri Lanka. They had a dual classification, the status of a warrior (Kshatriya) but the caste of a Shudra (Backward caste, untouchables). However, they have always worked as agricultural labourers. … Continue reading30 Inches From a Loan

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Raju And Kantharaju From Tannenahalli In Tumkur District Of Karnataka (Transcript)

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Kantharaju: Farmers’ story is just this, if it rains we can harvest else there is nothing, we face
drought, the farmer has to do something to survive. We are not able to cover basic farming costs,
manure, labour, tractor hiring, the costs are too high. With all of this, the farmer can never prosper.
He has been fighting nonstop but has not found … Continue readingRaju And Kantharaju From Tannenahalli In Tumkur District Of Karnataka (Transcript)

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Wading Over The Muddy Fields

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“On a hot sunny day, when I was travelling for work across the paddy fields of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, which is famous for its lush green paddy fields. The sight of the vast expanses of the water filled paddy fields, stretched up to the horizon, iridescently glistening under the bright tropical
… Continue readingWading Over The Muddy Fields